Garment suspender



Jan. 1925. 1,524,440

- H. LANGES I GARMENT" SUSPENDER Filed Marpl 19, 1921 Patented Jan. 27,1925.

UNITED STATES HUBERT LANGES, OF WURTTELMBERG, GERMANY.

GARMENT SUSPENDER.

Application filed March 19, 1921. Serial No. 453,861.

(GRANTED UNDER THE- PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF MARCH 3, 1921, 41 STAT. L.,1313.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUBERT LANGES, a citizen of the German Empire,residing at Schwab Gmund, Wurttemberg, Germany,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment Suspenders(for which I have filed application in Germany, July 1a, 191%, PatentNo. 350,208) of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved garment suspender designed to besubstituted for the suspenders used at present.

The improved suspender is constructed in such a. manner that thesuspender proper such as a strip or a chain can be easily replaced by afresh suspender. Any person can remove the old suspender and insert anew suspender without any difficulty. With this object in view the stripor chain has at its ends cross pieces adapted to be inserted in guidepieces fixed to the garment to be suspended. The cross pieces areretalned in position by springs so that, to remove the suspender fromthe garment, the resistance 5 of the springs has first to be overcome.The cross pieces can be elastic or consist of springs but they can also'be rigid and secured in position by elastic means.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, I shall proceedto describe the same with reference to the two forms of constructionshown in the accompanying drawings by way of example, wherein Fig. 1 isa front elevation of the improved garment suspender.

Fig. 2 shows, on a larger scale, in front elevation the device forattaching the suspender to the garment.

Figs. 3 and a are longitudinal sections showing the attaching device inthe closed and open position respectively.

F i gs. 5 and 6 are a plan view and side elevation representing anotherform of construction of the garment suspender.

The improved su'spender consists of a cross piece a with an eye or rib bto which the chain or strip 0 is to be fixed. The cross piece or crosshead a as well as the eye or ring are made from wire. According to theform of construction shown in Figs. 1 to 4 the ring 7) is formed bybending the wire to a corresponding shape, the cross piece a beingformed by twisting the ends of the wire around each other and bendingtheir free ends at right angles and in opposite directions. In thegarment a plate (Z is sewn at the proper place, this plate d has a slot6 into which the ends of the cross piece a are inserted so that theyengage behind shoulders f of said plate d which are preferably obtainedby means of stamping (Figs. 2 and A spring 9, fixed at the lower end tothe plate d bears against the inner surface of said plate (Z and lookswith its free end the opening 6 so that the cross piece a, after havingbeen inserted, cannot be removed until the blade spring 9 is pushedback. This can be effected by exerting a pressure upon a stud it of saidblade spring 9 which projects from the outer surface of the plate d(Fig. 4).

According to the form of construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 the stripor chain c is attached by means of a U-shaped how a of wire or otherconvenient material, the free ends of which are bent at right angles.The tl-shaped attaching piece a is elastic and its free ends aredesigned to engage with eyes f of the plate d, said eyes correspondingwith the shoulders 7 described with reference to the first form ofconstruction. The shape of the attachment piece and the shape of theplate in which said piece is inserted can vary according to requirement.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim is:

1. A garment suspender, comprising a pair of plates adapted to besecured to agarment, each plate having an outwardly pressed portionforming a shoulder and a slot formed in said portion, spring membershaving one end secured to the plates and the other end extending in andnormally closing the major portion of the slot, a. pair of ring membersformed with cross heads, one ring member being adapted to cooperate withone plate, the cross head thereof being adapted to be inserted throughthe slot in the plate in one position thereof when the spring isdepressed and adapted to engage the shoul der of the plate for fasteningcooperation therewith, the spring normally preventing removal of thecross head, and a suspemler element oining the two rings.

2. A garment suspender, comprising a. pair of plates adapted to besecured to a pair of plates formed "with shdufdels and adapted to' besecuredto'agfi-inient, a

MI of members adapted to engage the shoul ers on the plates for.fastening cooperation therewith, a suspender element connecting 15 saidmembers, and means acting normall to prevent the disengagement of themem ers from the plates.

In testimony whereof I aifix my si nature.

HUBERT LA ES.

